Based on the unbelievable true story.
| Cast |
Tom Hanks, Amy Adams, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Terry Bozeman, Brian Markinson, Jud Tylor, Hilary Angelo |
| Director |
Mike Nichols |
| Screenplay | Aaron Sorkin, from the book by George Crile |
| Music | James Newton Howard |
| Cinematography | Stephen Goldblatt |
| Editing | John Bloom, Antonia Van Drimmelen |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2007 |
| Produced by | Good Time Charlie Productions, Universal Pictures, Playtone, Participant Productions, Relativity Media |
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Trailer: Small | Medium | Large
| Genre | Drama |
| Language | Strong, frequent |
| Nudity | Some |
| Sex | Mild |
| Violence | Some |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | Semi-political drama with moderately adult themes and some explicit drug use. |
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| Frightening / Tense Scenes |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith | 10 |  |
| Die Burger Laetitia Pople | 15 |  |
| Cape Times Kenneth Turan | 10 | |
| The Citizen Peter Feldman  Another fine example of what Hollywood can achieve when all the right components are in place. | 18 | |
| Sunday Times Barry Ronge | 10 | |
| 24.com Natalie Sineke | 15 | |
| BBC Stella Papamichael Charlie Wilson's War boasts an impressive arsenal of wit, sophistication and scathing political commentary. | 15 | |
| Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert | 15 | |
| eye Weekly Jason Anderson At times, Charlie Wilson’s War is just as easy to like, which is why it’s too bad Mike Nichols’ entertaining new movie is slighter than it ought to be. | 10 | |
| ReelViews James Berardinelli With its rapid pace, smart screenplay, and top-notch acting, this is one of the 2007 Oscar season's most appealing and compelling adult motion pictures. | 18 | |
| Rolling Stone Peter Travers This is certainly the most dynamic of the war films that have been choking and dying at the multiplex. | 15 | |
| ScreenItAn enjoyable and occasionally thought-provoking bit of entertainment for adults. | 14 | |
| Metacritic.com 39 critics | 14 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 14489 Netizens Funny, sad, and ultimately frightening - a film that makes you both laugh and weep at the state of the world. | 15 | |
Average .. 69% | 14 | |